Freight Technologies (NASDAQ:FRGT – Get Free Report) and Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Freight Technologies and Expeditors International of Washington’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Freight Technologies | -60.49% | -95.48% | -45.86% |
| Expeditors International of Washington | 7.64% | 36.16% | 16.88% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
6.2% of Freight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Freight Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Expeditors International of Washington shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Freight Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Expeditors International of Washington | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.23 |
Expeditors International of Washington has a consensus price target of $168.78, suggesting a potential downside of 10.51%. Given Expeditors International of Washington’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Expeditors International of Washington is more favorable than Freight Technologies.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Freight Technologies and Expeditors International of Washington”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Freight Technologies | $13.06 million | 0.05 | -$7.90 million | ($87.25) | -0.01 |
| Expeditors International of Washington | $12.04 billion | 2.04 | $752.88 million | $6.87 | 27.45 |
Expeditors International of Washington has higher revenue and earnings than Freight Technologies. Freight Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expeditors International of Washington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Freight Technologies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expeditors International of Washington has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Expeditors International of Washington beats Freight Technologies on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Freight Technologies
Freight Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, operates a transportation logistics technology platform for cross-border shipping in the United States and Mexico. Its Fr8App technology platform offers an online portal and a mobile application that provide third-party logistics services to companies in the freight transportation market; a transport management solution for customers to manage their own fleet; and freight brokerage support and customer services based on the platform. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
About Expeditors International of Washington
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. The company offers airfreight services, such as air freight consolidation and forwarding; ocean freight and ocean services, including ocean freight consolidation, direct ocean forwarding, and order management; customs brokerage, import, intra-continental ground transportation and delivery, and warehousing and distribution services; and customs clearance, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite transportation services, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, specialized cargo monitoring and tracking, and other supply chain solutions. It also provides optimization, trade compliance consulting, cargo security, and solutions. In addition, it acts as a freight consolidator or as an agent for the airline that carries the shipment. Further, the company provides ancillary services that include preparation of shipping and customs documentation, packing, crating, insurance services, and the preparation of documentation to comply with local import and export laws. Its customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, technology, and industrial and manufacturing companies. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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